Bi-State Development Agency, 707 North First Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102

60 -- REQUEST FOR ENGINNEERING CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE DESIGN/BUILD ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN, PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION AND TESTING OF A FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SOL ML-98-RFP-2398 DUE 071598 POC Deborah M. Rowey WEB: Bi-State Development Agency, www.bi-state.org. E-MAIL: Deborah M. Rowey, drowey@bsda.org. Request for Engineering Consultant to Provide Design / Build Engineering Services For the Design, Procurement, Installation and Testing of a Fiber Optic Communication System The Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan Area (Agency) requires Engineering Consultant (EC) services to provide Design / Build Engineering Services to successfully complete the design, procurement, installation, testing and documentation of a Fiber Optic Communication System. This system will establish a fiber optic network for voice and data communication between Bi-State Development Agency Headquarters Building, DeBaliviere Bus Garage, Central Maintenance Facility and MetroLink Yard and Shops Facility. The successful offeror shall be required to perform the following: 1) Design a MIS Wide Area Network that will connect the existing LAN equipment installed at each of the facilities to a fiber optic backbone. This design will utilize the existing fiber optic cable located along the MetroLink rightof way. It will include the interconnection of a 24-strand fiber optic cable utilizing the most feasible route between each of the associated MetroLink station communication rooms and the facilities communication rooms. The WAN equipment design shall provide for sufficient bandwidth to support Video Conferencing, Voice Communication, CADD, LAN applications, and Data transmissions allowing for sufficient interconnectivity and throughput for future growth of multiple nodes. 2) Securing of all permits, easements and accesses necessary for the installation of the fiber optic cable. 3) Procurement of all required fiber optic cable, materials and equipment necessary to install the Wide Area Network. 4) Installation and connection all required equipment and fiber optic cables. 5) Providing of all required tests results, As-built drawings and documentation of the completed work. A comprehensive maintenance plan will also be required, outlining key areas of concern. Selection of an EC will be made using the processunder the Brooks Act. Replies to this notice are requested from all, as well as Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) concerns. Firms replying to this request shall identify all subcontractors and must submit SF-254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire and SF-255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project in four copies. Forms are available from the Superintendent of Documents, GPO, Washington D.C. 20402. Software for these forms are available from the following: DataMaker Corporation P.O. Box 7109 Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7190 301/340-1044 301/340-6931 ((FAX) HCI Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 Lombard, IL 60148 708/620-6878 Parallell Resources, Inc. 703 East Glenn Ave. P.O. Box 2488 334/821-9000 The Selection Board will not consider non-responsive firms. Responses are required no later than July 15, 1998, 5:00 PM CDST to be submitted in a sealed envelope and identifying RFP2398, Design / Build Engineering Services. Significant evaluation factors andrelative order of performance are: A. Past experience of the firm with this type of service. B. Technical Competence and experience on similar projects at other companies of comparable size. C. Program Management Approach, 1. Quality of work, 2. Flexibility and availability of key personnel, 3. Innovation of approach, 4. Present workload and ability to meet schedules. D. Support Services, 1. Design, planning, procurement and installation services, 2. Technical and user support services, 3. General maintenance, 4. Project management services. E. DBE participation on the overall project. Interested parties shall contact Ms. Rebecca A. Howe, Director of Procurement at 982-1503 or Ms. Deborah Rowey, MetroLink Contract Specialist, at (314) 982-1400, ext. 1363. Replies are to be mailed to Ms. Rowey at Bi-State Development Agency, MetroLink Contracting and Procurement, 707 North First Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2595. This is Not a Request for Proposal. Joint ventures are encouraged in this solicitation. A DBE participation goal may be established prior to award of the contract. BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE MISSOURI-ILLINOIS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT WE ARE AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F (0167)

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